Western Sonoma Sojourn

So I took myself up to the Russian River for mini-vacation, joining my bike buddies afterwards for a weekend in Bodega Bay. Love the Western Sonoma countryside! Lots to see and do.

But I didn't do as much painting as I expected (and my acrylic set was frozen shut so couldn't use that.) Just some watercolors, one ink and water pencil, the other two in acrylic gouache (with which I get mixed results.)

Here's the one I like:

Here's the one done from memory as an exercise that is OK:

And here's one from a photo reference that I don't like: